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Skeletal System
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1. Bones present in some tendons where they change direction markedly over joints; act as bearings over joint surfaces - allowing powerful muscles to move the joints without the tendons wearing out as they move over the joints.
Sesamoid Bones
Navicular Bone
Cranium
Epiphyseal Growth Plate
2. The cranial portion of the dorsal body cavity formed from several skull bones; it houses and protects the brain.
Dens
Cartilaginous Joints
Incus
Cranium
3. A depressed or sunken area on the surface of a bone; usually occupied by muscles or tendons.
Asternal Ribs
Mandible
Fossa
Calcaneal Tuberosity
4. Secondary areas of growth in bones developing by the endochondral method; areas of bone development located outside the main portions of the carilaginous bone templates in a developing fetus.
Epiphyseal Growth Plate
Splint Bones
Carpal Bones
Secondary Growth Center
5. The process of a vertebra that forms a synovial joint with an adjacent vertebra.
Sacral Vertebrae
Bones of the face
Articular Process
Interparietal Bones
6. The cartilaginous joint (amphiarthrosis) that unites the two sides of the mandible at the rostral end in dogs - cats - and cattle.
Malleus
Mandibular Symphysis
Adduction
Temporal Bones
7. The midline barrier that separates the left and right nasal passages.
External Acoustic Meatus
Pelvis
Nasal Septum
Gliding Joint
8. The paranasal sinus in the maxillary bones.
Bone Cortex
Pterygoid Bones
Splint Bones
Maxillary Sinuses
9. A large - rounded articular (joint) surface; examples are found on the distal ends of the humerus and femur.
Circumduction
Thoracic Limb
Joint Cavity
Condyle
10. A toe made up of two or three boens called phalanges.
Zygomatic Arches
Pelvic Limb
Calcitonin
Digit
11. One of the irregular bones of the spinal column.
Bone Cortex
Os Cordis
Vertebra
Incus
12. A rib whose costal cartilage joins the costal cartilage of the rib ahead of it instead of directly joining the sternum.
Asternal Ribs
Os Penis
Vomer Bone
Epiphyseal Growth Plate
13. A gliding joint in which two flat - articular surfaces rock on each other; this type of joint usually allows only the movements of flexion and extension.
Arthrodial Joint
Nutrient Foramen
Endochondral Bone Formation
Ginglymus Joint
14. A bone whose shape does not fit into the long bone - short bone - or flat bone categories. Bones either have characteristics of more than one of the other three shape categories or have a truly irregular shape. Includes vertebrae and sesamoids.
Ischium
Navicular Bone
Haversian Canal
Irregular Bones
15. The sievelike area of the ethmoid bone through which the many branches of the olfactory nerve pass from the upper portion of the nasal cavity to the olfactory bulbs of the brain.
Irregular Bones
Cribriform Plate
Os Cordis
Antebrachium
16. Skull bones that are external bones of the cranium; form the lateral walls of the cranium - contain the middle and inner ear structures - and are the skull bones that form the temporomandibular joints with the mandible.
Primary Growth Center
Antebrachium
Spongy Bone
Temporal Bones
17. The main - weight - bearing bone of the lower leg; forms the stifle joint with the femur proximal to it and the hock with the tarsus distal to it.
Synarthrosis
Foramen
Tibia
Dens
18. Blood cell production; usually occurs in red bone marrow.
Hematopoiesis
Phalanx
Canaliculi
Meniscus
19. One of the three ossicles in the middle ear; also called the stirrup - it is attached to the oval window of the cochlea and is the innermost of the three ossicles.
Metatarsal Bones
Stapes
Temporomandibular Joint
Maxillary Bones
20. Also known as the spinal column; the collective name for the cervical - thoracic - lumbar - sacral - and coccygeal vertebrae.
Vertebral Column
Meniscus
Pelvic Symphysis
Head
21. The most proximal bony structure of the pelvic limb; also known as the os coxae. Attaches to the sacrum dorsally at the sacroiliac joints and forms the hip joints with the heads of the femurs.
Bone Cortex
Antebrachium
Pelvis
Trochoid Joint
22. The joint composed of the carpal bones; referred to as the 'knee' of the horse and the 'wrist' of humans.
Intramembranous Bone Formation
Head
Humerus
Carpus
23. A joint that allows only a rotary motion; the only true joint of this type is the atlantoaxial joint ('no joint').
Ossicles
Ilium
Pivot Joint
Spinous Process
24. The 'forearm' region of the thoracic limb.
Primary Growth Center
Antebrachium
Dewclaw
Neck
25. Spongy bone; a form of bone composed of a seemingly random arrangement of spicules of bone separated by spaces filled with bone marrow. Appears spongelike to the naked eye. Found in the ends of long bones and the interiors of short bones - flat bones
Transverse Processes
Compact Bone
Joint
Cancellous Bone
26. The hematopoietic type of bone marrow.
Meniscus
Sternal Ribs
Red Bone Marrow
Lumbar Vertebrae
27. The mineralization or hardening of bone.
Hematopoiesis
Appendicular Skeleton
Mandible
Ossification
28. A skull bone; an internal bone of the cranium. This single bone is located just rostral to the sphenoid bone and contains the cribriform plate.
Stapes
Epiphysis
Ethmoid Bone
Circumduction
29. The fluid - filled potential space between the joint surfaces of a synovial joint; normally filled by synovial fluid.
Tibia
Spongy Bone
Joint Cavity
Vomer Bone
30. Skull bones that are part of the external bones of the face; these two bones are the most rostral skull bones and contain the upper incisors in all domestic animals except ruminants.
Olecranon Process
Incisive Bones
Endosteum
Manubrium
31. Skull bones that are part of the external bones of the cranium; located on the dorsal midline just rostral to the occipital bone.
Zygomatic Bones
Haversian Canal
Interparietal Bones
Volkmann's Canals
32. Heavy - dense bone made up of tiny - tightly compacted - laminated cylinders of bone called haversian systems; makes up the shafts (diaphysis) of long bones and the outer surfaces of all bones.
Tarsus
Compact Bone
Bone Marrow
Os Cordis
33. The group of vertebrae located dorsal to the thoracic region; noted for their tall dorsal spinous processes.
Sesamoid Bones
Thoracic Vertebrae
Primary Growth Center
Metacarpal Bones
34. One of the three ossicles in the middle ear; also called the hammer - this bone is the outermost of the three ossicles and is attached to the tympanic membrane.
Atlas
Compact Bone
Carpus
Malleus
35. Skull bones; external bones of the face. These two bones make up most of the upper jaw and house the upper canine teeth - if present - and all of the cheek teeth.
Maxillary Bones
Vertebral Column
Joint Capsule
Circumduction
36. The solid structure formed by the fusion of the sacral vertebrae.
Sacrum
Skull
Articular Surface
Temporal Bones
37. Skull bones that are part of the internal bones of the face; also known as the nasal conchae. Four thin - scroll - like bones that fill most of the space in the nasal cavity.
Foramen
Vertebra
Turbinates
Spinous Process
38. The bony canal in the temporal bone that leads into the middle and inner ear cavities of the bone; in the living animal - it contains the external ear canal.
External Acoustic Meatus
Sternebra
Maxillary Bones
Ataxia
39. The cells that produce bone.
Ilium
Stifle Joint
Osteoblasts
Fabellae
40. The cartilaginous disk located between the bodies of adjacent vertebrae; acts as a shock absorber for the vertebrae.
Intervertebral Disk
Sacroiliac Joint
Paranasal Sinus
Spheroidal Joint
41. A pair of large holes in the pelvis located on either side of the pubic symphysis; the role seems to be to lighten the pelvis because no large nerves or vessels pass through them.
Neck
Obturator Foramina
Osteocytes
Diarthrosis
42. The paranasal sinus in the sphenoid bone; only present in horses.
Irregular Bones
Secondary Growth Center
Scapula
Sphenoid Sinus
43. The most common type of bone marrow in adult animals; consists mainly of adipose tissue. Does not produce red blood cells - but it can revert to red bone marrow if the body needs greater than normal blood cell production.
Pelvic Symphysis
Fossa
Yellow Bone Marrow
Cannon Bone
44. Mature bone cells located in lacunae.
Osteocytes
Femur
Brachium
Ethmoid Bone
45. The bones of the pelvic limbs located between the tarsus and the phalanges.
Skull
Ribs
Atlas
Metatarsal Bones
46. The first - most cranial sternebra.
Sphenoid Bone
Irregular Bones
Manubrium
Fabellae
47. The joint movement that decreases the angle between two bones.
Flexion
Dolichocephalic
Stifle Joint
Tarsus
48. The outer layer of a bone that is composed of compact bone.
Temporomandibular Joint
Temporal Bones
Bone Cortex
Olecranon Process
49. A hinge joint in which one articular surface swivels around another; the only movements possible are flexion and extension.
Acetabulum
Volkmann's Canals
Ossification
Ginglymus Joint
50. The bones of the limbs (appendages)
Zygomatic Bones
Callus
Appendicular Skeleton
Parathyroid Hormone